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AND FLOWERS OF POETRY. 163 
MUSIC. 
REEDS. 
Arcadian pipe, the pastoral reed 
Of Hermes. 
Milton. 
Pan, being enamoured of the beautiful Syrinx, pursued her 
one day to the borders of the river Ladon, in Arcadia. The 
nymph implored the help of the river, which received her into 
its waters, and metamorphosed her into reeds. It is recorded 
that Pan cut several of these reeds of different sizes, and form¬ 
ed thereof the first shepherd’s pipe. 
There is a voice, whose tones inspire 
Such thrills of rapture through my breast, 
I would not hear a seraph-choir, 
Unless that voice could join the rest. 
Byron. 
MY BEST DAYS ARE PAST. 
MEADOW-SAFFRON. 
When summer is rapidly departing, this flower, which 
closely resembles the spring-saffron, is seen in bloom amid the 
verdure of our meadows. It is the autumnal colchicum; and 
though like the spring-saffron in appearance, how unlike in its 
import! the former brings us joy and hope, while the latter an¬ 
nounces the speedy termination of the bright and lovely days 
of summer. 
